NEW HERE? LEARN MORE
closeclose
Last visit was: 25 Apr 2024, 19:19 It is currently 25 Apr 2024, 19:19
Decision Tracker
My Rewards
New posts
New comers' posts

Close
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Go to My Error Log Learn more
Close
Request Expert Reply
Confirm Cancel

Among the era’s triumphs were the Civil Rights Act of 1964, barring

SORT BY:
Date
Kudos
Tags:
Find Similar Topics 
Show Tags
Hide Tags
User avatar
L
aragonn
Retired Moderator
Joined: 23 Sep 2015
Posts: 1267
Own Kudos [?]: 5650 [1]
Given Kudos: 416
Send PM
GMAT ToolKit User Reviews Badge
Among the era’s triumphs were the Civil Rights Act of 1964, barring [#permalink] New post   16 Nov 2018, 11:06
1
Bookmarks
00:00
A
B
C
D
E

Difficulty:

5% (low)

Question Stats:

93% (01:00) correct 7% (01:17) wrong based on 406 sessions
Hide Show timer Statistics

Project SC Butler: Day 38: Sentence Correction (SC1)


For SC butler Questions Click Here

Among the era’s triumphs were the Civil Rights Act of 1964, barring segregation in public places; the 24th Amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1964, prohibiting the poll tax; and the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which ordered the state should abolish literacy tests as a requirement for registering to vote.

(A) should abolish literacy tests as a requirement for registering to vote
(B) would abolish literacy tests as a requirement for registering to vote
(C) to abolish literacy tests as a requirement for registering to vote
(D) abolishing of literacy tests as a requirement for registering to vote
(E) the abolishing of literacy tests as a requirement for registering to vote
ShowHide Answer
Official Answer
C
User avatar
D
abhishekdadarwal2009
Director
Director
Joined: 04 Sep 2015
Posts: 552
Own Kudos [?]: 436 [2]
Given Kudos: 123
Location: India
WE:Information Technology (Computer Software)
Send PM
Reviews Badge
Re: Among the era’s triumphs were the Civil Rights Act of 1964, barring [#permalink] New post   17 Dec 2018, 10:08
2
Kudos
aragonn wrote:

Project SC Butler: Day 38: Sentence Correction (SC1)


For SC butler Questions Click Here

Among the era’s triumphs were the Civil Rights Act of 1964, barring segregation in public places; the 24th Amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1964, prohibiting the poll tax; and the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which ordered the state should abolish literacy tests as a requirement for registering to vote.

A. should abolish literacy tests as a requirement for registering to vote.
B. would abolish literacy tests as a requirement for registering to vote.
C. to abolish literacy tests as a requirement for registering to vote.
D. abolishing of literacy tests as a requirement for registering to vote.
E. the abolishing of literacy tests as a requirement for registering to vote


Firstly the sentence is wrong in the underlined portion because the 'ordered the state should' is not structurally correct.Since there should have been a 'that' to expain the order from the Act.option A is crossed.

Similarly the would abolish is also improper usage of tense and illogical meaning as the statement does not mkae any proper sense.

option C correctly links the verb to the noun with a preposition 'to'.Also 'ordered X to' is idiomatically sound. So option C is correct answer.


'abolishing' is modifying the state and the sentence is not only unstructured but also distorts the intended meaning.

option E also distrots the intended meaning as it suggests that the state has to only check the prerequisite of the requirement and has nothing to do with the implementation of the act.
User avatar
L
aragonn
Retired Moderator
Joined: 23 Sep 2015
Posts: 1267
Own Kudos [?]: 5650 [0]
Given Kudos: 416
Send PM
GMAT ToolKit User Reviews Badge
Re: Among the era’s triumphs were the Civil Rights Act of 1964, barring [#permalink] New post   17 Dec 2018, 07:14
Bumping up as SC butler project.

The best/excellent answers get kudos, which will be awarded after the answer is revealed.
There may be no best/excellent answers, or a there may be a few excellent answers!
User avatar
S
mohshu
Senior Manager
Senior Manager
Joined: 21 Mar 2016
Posts: 448
Own Kudos [?]: 117 [0]
Given Kudos: 103
Send PM
Reviews Badge
Re: Among the era’s triumphs were the Civil Rights Act of 1964, barring [#permalink] New post   17 Dec 2018, 08:34
aragonn wrote:

Project SC Butler: Day 38: Sentence Correction (SC1)


For SC butler Questions Click Here

Among the era’s triumphs were the Civil Rights Act of 1964, barring segregation in public places; the 24th Amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1964, prohibiting the poll tax; and the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which ordered the state should abolish literacy tests as a requirement for registering to vote.

A. should abolish literacy tests as a requirement for registering to vote.
B. would abolish literacy tests as a requirement for registering to vote.
C. to abolish literacy tests as a requirement for registering to vote.
D. abolishing of literacy tests as a requirement for registering to vote.
E. the abolishing of literacy tests as a requirement for registering to vote


Narrows down to A and C...
C shows clear intent....
User avatar
G
kookies
Intern
Intern
Joined: 29 Apr 2018
Posts: 39
Own Kudos [?]: 280 [0]
Given Kudos: 328
Location: Korea, Republic of
Send PM
Re: Among the era’s triumphs were the Civil Rights Act of 1964, barring [#permalink] New post   17 Dec 2018, 09:31
Among the era’s triumphs were the Civil Rights Act of 1964, barring segregation in public places; the 24th Amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1964, prohibiting the poll tax; and the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which ordered the state should abolish literacy tests as a requirement for registering to vote.

In the meaning of the sentence, 1965 Voting Rights Act ordered the state to abolish literacy tests is clear.
avatar
B
muditdadwal
Intern
Intern
Joined: 08 Mar 2019
Posts: 10
Own Kudos [?]: 14 [1]
Given Kudos: 59
GMAT 1: 690 Q50 V32
GPA: 4
Send PM
Reviews Badge
Re: Among the era’s triumphs were the Civil Rights Act of 1964, barring [#permalink] New post   05 Apr 2019, 22:47
I thought Ordered is a bossy verb, which would require a command subjunctive in infinitive form. So I went with "to abolish" in 'C'. Was my approach correct ? Experts ?
User avatar
B
alaawaku
Intern
Intern
Joined: 23 Nov 2023
Posts: 3
Own Kudos [?]: 0 [0]
Given Kudos: 3
Send PM
Re: Among the eras triumphs were the Civil Rights Act of 1964, barring [#permalink] New post   24 Nov 2023, 10:07
but why can't option (E) be correct? "X ordered the state the abolishing of literacy tests as a requirement for registering to vote". Here we would use the "abolishing" as a noun, like "X ordered Y something"?
GMAT Club Bot
gmatclubot
Re: Among the eras triumphs were the Civil Rights Act of 1964, barring [#permalink]
24 Nov 2023, 10:07
Moderators:
GMATNinja
GMAT Club Verbal Expert
6921 posts
GMATNinjaTwo
GMAT Club Verbal Expert
238 posts

Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group | Emoji artwork provided by EmojiOne
Main navigation
GMAT Resources
Partners
MBA Resources
www.gmac.com|www.mba.com | | GMAT Club Rules | Terms and Conditions